Vice President, US Medical Neurology

Overview

We are seeking a transformational Vice President, US Medical – Neurology to lead a highly strategic and complex medical organization focused on advancing innovation, scientific leadership, and population health principles that lead to measurable patient impact across the neurology portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Medical Leadership

• Develop and execute an integrated medical strategy for the neurology portfolio aligned with enterprise and patient priorities.
• Shape the future direction of neurology medical affairs through innovation, scientific leadership, and operational excellence.
• Drive launch readiness years ahead of anticipated launches, and lifecycle medical strategy across the portfolio.
• Translate scientific, patient needs/care gaps, and clinical insights into measurable, impactful medical strategies that improve patient outcomes and healthcare delivery.
• Anticipate and address emerging trends in neuroscience, evidence generation, digital health, and stakeholder engagement.
• Ensure medical strategies are aligned with broader US and Global Medical priorities and organizational objectives.

Enterprise & Cross-Functional Leadership

• Serve as an enterprise leader within US Medical, contributing beyond Neurology to advance organizational priorities, culture, and capabilities.
• Build strong collaborative partnerships across therapeutic area leaders to drive alignment, share best practices, and foster a unified “One Medical” mindset.
• Partner effectively with global medical leadership to ensure strategic alignment and strong coordination across US and global priorities.
• Collaborate closely across Medical, Clinical Development, Marketing, Commercial, Market Access, HEOR, Regulatory, Safety, Patient Advocacy, Public Affairs, and Field Medical organizations.
• Operate with enterprise perspective and organizational agility, balancing therapeutic area priorities with broader business and patient needs.
• Build strong alignment with the Head of US Medical Affairs and help translate organizational vision into execution, culture, and measurable impact.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, transparency, accountability, and shared success across headquarters and field medical teams.

Scientific & External Engagement Leadership

• Maintain and establish critical relationships/partnerships, and maintain strong scientific credibility with healthcare professionals, community and academic institutions, patient advocacy groups, and key external stakeholders across neurology.
• Lead external engagement strategy and represent the organization at scientific congresses, advisory boards, and other key forums.
• Drive high‑quality scientific exchange in deep collaboration with field teams, and evidence dissemination with integrity and patient focus.
• Ensure external insights are effectively translated into actionable medical strategy and organizational learning across the enterprise.

Evidence Generation & Innovation

• Oversee integrated evidence generation strategies that are multimodal and include real‑world evidence, investigator‑supported research, health outcomes research, publication planning, and other appropriate approaches.
• Champion innovative approaches to medical insights, digital engagement, analytics, and evidence generation.
• Advance modern medical affairs capabilities, including AI‑enabled insights, omni‑channel engagement, and data‑driven decision‑making.
• Ensure medical strategies incorporate patient perspectives and evolving healthcare system needs.
• Drive continuous improvement and modernization of medical affairs capabilities and operating models.

Organizational Leadership & Talent Development

• Lead and demonstrate what a high‑performing, inclusive, and collaborative neuroscience medical organization looks like within the “One Medical” context.
• Build a culture grounded in accountability, agility, collaboration, inspiration, innovation, transparency, and continuous learning.
• Develop future leaders and strengthen organizational capability through coaching, mentorship, and talent planning.

Leadership Expectations & Ways of Working

• Lead with an enterprise‑first mindset.
• Build alignment across US and Global Medical organizations.
• Collaborate effectively across therapeutic areas and functions.
• Operate with transparency, collaboration, accountability, “One Medical” mindset, and agility.
• Bring forward solutions and create momentum during complexity and change.
• Foster an inclusive, high‑performing, and optimistic culture.
• Challenge legacy thinking and transform medical affairs capabilities.
• Balance strategic vision with operational execution.
• Lead through influence, trust, and partnership.
• Serve as a role model for collaboration, resilience, innovation, and enterprise leadership.

Leadership Profile

• Strong enterprise mindset beyond individual functional priorities.
• Exceptional ability to align and collaborate across Genentech US Medical therapeutic areas and global medical leadership teams.
• Strong external orientation and knowledge with ability to translate scientific and healthcare trends into actionable medical strategy.
• Positive, “can do” leadership style grounded in accountability, agility, and execution.
• Ability to navigate complexity and drive alignment across highly matrixed organizations.
• Future‑focused mindset embracing innovation and continuous evolution.
• Strong emotional intelligence, executive presence, and influencing skills.
• Passion for developing people, building culture, and advancing patient impact.
• Ability to create momentum, build bridges across organizations, and inspire teams through transformation.

Qualifications

• Advanced scientific or clinical degree required (MD, PhD, or equivalent); MD preferred.
• Minimum 15+ years of biopharmaceutical industry experience with significant medical affairs leadership responsibility.
• Deep expertise in neurology/neuroscience and recognition in practitioner environment.
• Proven success leading complex, matrixed medical affairs organizations.
• Demonstrated experience in launch excellence, lifecycle strategy, and evidence generation.
• Strong understanding of evolving healthcare ecosystem including payer, policy, and patient dynamics.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, collaboration, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Demonstrated ability to influence across highly matrixed US and Global organizations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading organizational transformation or capability modernization initiatives.
• Experience integrating digital innovation, analytics, and AI‑enabled approaches into medical affairs.
• Global or international leadership experience.
• Track record of building high‑performing teams and inclusive cultures.
• Experience collaborating across multiple therapeutic areas within enterprise leadership structures.
• Demonstrated success driving cross‑functional alignment and enterprise change initiatives.

What Success Looks Like

• Evolve a best‑in‑class neurology medical organization recognized for scientific excellence, collaboration, and innovation.
• Create strong enterprise alignment within US Medical and across Global Medical and cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Develop high‑performing teams and future leaders.
• Advance modern medical capabilities and data‑driven decision‑making that incorporate enterprise goals and population health needs.
• Strengthen external scientific credibility and stakeholder trust.
• Drive meaningful patient and healthcare system impact.
• Shape a culture of agility, accountability, collaboration, innovation, and optimism across US Medical.

Location

South SanFrancisco, CA (relocation assistance available).

Salary

Expected salary range: $356,160 - $467,460 based on location. Actual pay will be determined by experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other factors. A discretionary annual bonus may also be available.

Benefits

Genentech offers a comprehensive benefits package. Qualified employees may also receive a discretionary annual bonus and access to other benefits as noted in the company policy.

EEO Statement

Genentech is an equal opportunity employer. The company enforces a strict policy against unlawful discrimination, including on the basis of protected veteran status, disability status, and all other aspects protected by federal, state, and local laws.